And this is a quote from the article: "Also on Thursday, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talked to Minister of Defense Ehud Barak and told him Jerusalem has a right to defend its citizens. A US official confirmed the two leaders’ conversation to CNN. The spokesperson said they discussed Pillar of Defense and the “unacceptable attacks” used by Hamas and other groups in Gaza, and that Panetta reiterated the American position — that Israel has a right to protect itself."

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Dick Stanley
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How nice. Good to see the usual initial fig leaf. Let's hope it's not followed by a demand for the IDF to withdraw before the job is done, assuming Bibi & Co. intend to fundamentally change the situation. In any case, U.S. support for these things is always conditional on them not lasting too long.

Good to see such solid support. Please ignore Dick's remarks about Obama. He is still upset about the election.

Watched Anderson Cooper & Co. on CNN last night. Impressed with the fairness of the coverage. At one point Cooper admitted that a photo they had shown of a supposedly wounded Palestinian may have been a fake.

Dick, according to a Haavetz poll, a majority of Israelis are not in favor of a ground war, particularly if it ends with Israel having to re-occupy the Gaza Strip. Here's hoping the Cease Fire is for real.